CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Andover

Minnesota · 15,216 residents · 33.9 sq mi

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Andover is a city of 15,216 people in Minnesota. Owners hold 95% of the housing stock. That is roughly 50% ahead of the Minnesota median. The population has fallen 43% since 2000. This skews young, with a median age of 27.9. The median household earns $46,515, about 54% above the national median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 27.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,216

−43%vs 2000

vs 26,588 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

27.9

−13%vs 2000

vs 31.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

33.9 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202433K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.6%(1,462)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.2%(1,558)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.7%(1,635)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.4%(1,280)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(849)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.8%(3,016)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.3%(2,778)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.2%(1,862)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 643.4%(512)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 741.4%(213)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840.3%(41)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.1%(10)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$46,515

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,241 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,464

−41%vs 2000

vs $26,317 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.6%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$96,000

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $159,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$613

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $772 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

94.9%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 95.7% in 2000

5.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.8%(25,477)

Black0.5%(135)

Hispanic / Latino1%(278)

Asian1.1%(284)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(14,846)

Black1.1%(168)

Hispanic / Latino1%(159)

Asian0.4%(61)

Other0.9%(141)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.6%(539)

South American0.4%(128)

Puerto Rican0.4%(120)

Ecuadorian0.2%(71)

Central American0.1%(36)

Costa Rican0.1%(36)

Colombian0.1%(36)

Cuban0.1%(33)

Peruvian0.1%(21)

Dominican0%(11)

Spaniard0%(9)

Asian origin

Hmong1.9%(630)

Vietnamese0.4%(142)

Korean0.1%(42)

Chinese0.1%(41)

Asian Indian0.1%(25)

Filipino0.1%(24)

Laotian0.1%(22)

Japanese0.1%(17)

Nepalese0%(11)

Thai0%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(29)

Samoan0.1%(29)

Tongan0%(6)

Fijian0%(5)

Ancestry

German29.1%(9,607)

Norwegian11.9%(3,947)

Irish11.2%(3,712)

English7.3%(2,412)

Swedish6.6%(2,166)

American6.2%(2,064)

Polish6.1%(2,020)

Italian2.7%(888)

French2.4%(785)

Subsaharan African1.7%(558)

Finnish0.9%(303)

Scottish0.9%(296)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.8%(276)

Danish0.8%(262)

Dutch0.7%(246)

Czech0.6%(214)

Ukrainian0.5%(180)

Russian0.5%(162)

Canadian0.5%(157)

Arab0.5%(153)

Swiss0.4%(128)

Welsh0.3%(93)

Hungarian0.3%(84)

British0.2%(67)

Moroccan0.2%(63)

Egyptian0.2%(58)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(57)

Ethiopian0.2%(54)

Lithuanian0.1%(48)

Greek0.1%(47)

Austrian0.1%(41)

Slovak0.1%(29)

Croatian0.1%(28)

Slovene0.1%(28)

Portuguese0.1%(27)

Kenyan0.1%(23)

Iranian0.1%(17)

Belgian0%(15)

Syrian0%(11)

Romanian0%(11)

Nigerian0%(6)

Iraqi0%(5)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Swedish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.8%

−11.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

90.5%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.8 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 21.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married29.8%(3,940)

Married62.7%(8,291)

Widowed1.7%(224)

Divorced5.7%(759)

Women 15+

Never married24.2%(3,141)

Married62.5%(8,121)

Widowed6.3%(820)

Divorced7%(909)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.2%

−2.3 ptssince 2013

from 5.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

71.6%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 75.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.5%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.1%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.0%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 9.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

83.6%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 85.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

25.3%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 21.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)24.1%(421)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.9%(347)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.6%(517)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.7%(65)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.9%(15)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,747 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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